New in book reviews at Maclean’s:
- Sin: the Early History of an Idea, by Paula Fredriksen, review by Brian Bethune.
- Capital, by John Lanchester, review by Sarah Murdoch.
- Amy, My Daughter, by Mitch Winehouse, review by Dafna Izenberg.
- Yes, Chef: A Memoir, by Marcus Samuelsson, review by Jessica Allen.
- The Age of Miracles, by Karen Thompson Walker, review by Kate Lunau.
- The Thing About Thugs, by Tabish Khair, review by Brian Bethune.
Bestsellers last week:
Fiction
| 1 | CANADA by Richard Ford |
2 (7) |
| 2 | BRING UP THE BODIES by Hilary Mantel |
3 (9) |
| 3 | MISSION TO PARIS by Alan Furst |
1 (5) |
| 4 | IN ONE PERSON by John Irving |
4 (10) |
| 5 | A DANCE WITH DRAGONS by George R.R. Martin |
6 (53) |
| 6 | THE LIMPOPO ACADEMY OF PRIVATE DETECTION by Alexander McCall Smith |
5 (15) |
| 7 | THE PRISONERS OF HEAVEN by Carlos Ruiz Zafon |
(1) |
| 8 | THE HEADMASTER’S WAGER by Vincent Lam |
10 (11) |
| 9 | THE AGE OF MIRACLES by Karen Thompson Walker |
(1) |
| 10 | CAPITAL by John Lanchester |
(1) |
Non-fiction
| 1 | THE SECOND WORLD WAR by Antony Beevor |
2 (5) |
| 2 | THE END OF GROWTH by Jeff Rubin |
1 (9) |
| 3 | THE WORLD OF DOWNTON ABBEY by Jessica Fellowes |
3 (24) |
| 4 | TECUMSEH AND BROCK by James Laxer |
(1) |
| 5 | THE THIEVES OF BAY STREET by Bruce Livesey |
6 (3) |
| 6 | ZOOBIQUITY by Barbara Natterson-Horowitz and Kathryn Bowers |
10 (3) |
| 7 | BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS by Katherine Boo |
5 (2) |
| 8 | WINNER TAKE ALL by Dambisa Moyo |
(1) |
| 9 | AMY, MY DAUGHTER by Mitch Winehouse |
(1) |
| 10 | THE ART OF INTELLIGENCE by Henry Crumpton |
9 (2) |
LAST WEEK (WEEKS ON LIST)
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